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| Article Republished on April 20, 2008 |
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A lot of people are taking paid surveys online, and the reason is because you can make money working from home, whenever you want. It's also one of the only 'work at home' opportunities that has no out of pocket costs.
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The biggest misconception is that you can make hundreds of dollars a day with little to no effort. This couldn't be further from the truth. First of all, you're not going to get rich and retire off taking paid surveys. Secondly, if you were to ask anyone who makes money taking surveys online how they do it, they would all have the same answer - register with as many panels as you can. This is where a lot of people fail in this industry. You can realistically make a part-time income from this, but it does requires some commitment. If you can't take the time to register for more than a couple survey panels, this probably isn't the deal for you.
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Still here? Okay. Let's break down the paid survey industry. There are a lot of market research companies online that conduct surveys. The information they gather is used to shape the development and advertising of new and existing products. You may be asked to take a toothpaste survey that asks what type you usually buy, or maybe you'll take a survey about the type of car you drive and gas you buy. The bottom line is your opinion is important enough to pay for it.
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Ready to get started? The first thing you'll need is a valid email account. Most survey panels will require you to confirm your registration by sending you an email with a confirmation link. This is also how you will get your survey invitations. An invitation is an email sent by a research company letting you know they have a survey waiting for you.
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Now you're ready to join the different survey panels. Here is a list of the top 20 survey panels (below) that you should sign up with. They are all free to join. After you register with all of these panels, you'll get at least 1 survey invite a day. Don't worry...there are literally hundreds of survey panels online if and when you want to up the pace. These are the most popular paid survey panels and will be a good base for you to start from.
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Click on the first panel link and go through the registration process completely, then return to this site and click the next panel on the list. Some panels will have a simple 1-page registration, while others may have several questions that you must answer. It should take about 20 minutes to sign up with all of these panels.
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| Global Test Market |
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| Survey Spot |
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| Ipsos iSay Panel |
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| EPoll General Surveys |
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| Valued Opinions |
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| American Consumer Opinion Panel |
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| Lightspeed Research |
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| NFO MySurveys Panel |
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| NPD Online Research |
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| Mindfield Internet Panel |
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| Your 2 Cents |
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| Opinion Outpost |
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| African American Voice |
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| GlobalNet Survey Panel |
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| AC Nielsen Homescan |
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| Opinion Surveys |
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| Pro Opinion Research |
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| Opinion Square |
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| Nielsen Net Ratings |
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| Ipsos Survey for Moms |
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The last step is to check your email account for the confirmations. Normally, each panel will have a welcome survey waiting for you to take. Within a couple of days you'll start seeing survey invitations coming into your email account, so make sure to check it often. There is no obligation to take any of the surveys you are sent, but it's worth it to at least look at what each one is about and what type of compensation they're offering.
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| If you have followed all of the steps in this article, it won't be long before you're seeing a steady stream of cash coming in. It's well worth it to get involved with taking paid surveys online. |
